TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1522, 12 March 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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Dpnedis, this day, 1.10 p.m.

The Railway Department intend running a cheap excursion on the 19th instant to the Lake district, tickets available till Monday. The fares are exceedinjdy low, and include both' the'WaimerPlaini railway and steamers' charges. Several new and improved cars, lately built by the Railway Depart* munt, will be ruu ou the train.

Sir George Grey will address a public meeting at Dunedin on Saturday evening.

Ebenezer Kingsford, licensee of Parkside Hotel, Caversham, was yesterday fined £5 and costs for allowing drunkenness in bis premises.

Sir George Grey's meeting at Invercargill last night was largely attended. The subject waa the nationalisation of the land, which he dealt with on the lines of his Auckland address, previously telegraphed. Sir George received a cordial vote of thanks.

The Farmers' Arms Hotel stables (13 stalls and two loose l<oxes) at Balolntha were burned down yesterday morning. Two horses iu the Stables got safely out.

The air (says the ifataura Emign-y is already thick with rumors of elections and candidates for the Iloknnui seat. The present member, Mr C. Cowan, will be opposed by Mr H. S. Valentine, of Waimea. Mr P. T. Fjiwi will also probably become an aspirant now, it is said, with the view of gaining a holiday from the cares of business than from any real expectation of success. For the Ala tan ra electorate, Mr G. F. Richardson will endeavor to retain his seat; but Capt. Mackenzie will probably oppose bim, and it is rumored that Mr F. S. Canning will follow suit.

Mr Moss told the electors of ParaeH that the imperative need of the colony w» to reduce the cost of Government, and the first step towards that was to reduce the number of members of the Assembly by one-half. Mrßaddeley, R.M., Asbburton, sentenced Geo. Watts, licensee of Hinds Hotel, to a month's imprisonment, without the option of a fine r for misconduct, in allowing drunkenness and fighting, and using violence himself, iu his licensed house. An association has been formed at Wellington for the protection of hotel property, and to enable wine and spirit merchants, hotelkeepers, brewers and others interested in the trade, to combine in adopting such measures as are necessary to protect their property aud business iu connection with the trade. Communications are passing between the Premiers and Governors of adjoining colonies, convoking a conference to discuss the advisability of adopting the schemes advocated by Admiral Tryou for defence of the colonies.

A lecture on "Temperance" was delivered at Auckland last evening by Cardinal Moian. Hil Eminence said there were many reasons which obliged Roman Catholics to keep apart in this matter from their "separated brethren," and which obliged them rather to adopt the religious principle; In the first place, many who adopted the blue ribbon, or some other temjwance role, did so on political principles or as party endues, and it was the duty of members of the Church to withdraw their association entirely from any political programme. If temperance was planed on a p litical platform it must change with the vicissitudes of politics. Then, also, virtue of temperance was not a mere humau virtue ; it was a divine and religions virtue. He said there were some who went beyond ail bounds, aud who said wine was a thing in' triusically bad. That was all nonsense. It was not a sin to take wine. It was an article of food, and when used with moderation it was quite a permitted thing. He concluded by pointing out the special advantages of temperance to the young. Bishop Moran has returned from Auckland, accompanied by the Bishop of Adelaide, who proceeds home next week.